Members of Anthem Authors, our local writers’ group, participated in the annual Fall Arts & Crafts Fair at the Recreation Center at Sun City Anthem in Henderson, Nevada, on Saturday, October 14, 2023. I was one of the club members who offered my autographed books for sale. They make great Christmas gifts, and many residents realized that as they bought copies of my books. Thanks, folks!
On September 9, 2023, the Wyoming Historical Society awarded Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre first place in the category of fiction at the 70th Annual Meeting in Cody, Wyoming.
Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre has been awarded first place in the Publications: Fiction Category by the Wyoming State Historical Society for 2023.
I plan to travel to Cody, Wyoming, to participate in the 70th Annual Meeting of the society to personally receive the award on September 9, 2023. I will offer autographed copies of the book for sale following the award ceremony. The book is available in hardcover, paperback, and large print editions, as well as a Kindle version.
This is my second book to receive the first place award from the WSHS. Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two was awarded first place in 2016.
I extend my sincere appreciation to the Wyoming State Historical Society for bestowing this award on my book about the Fetterman Massacre which took place in what is now Wyoming in 1866.
It is with pride and humility that I announce Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre is a finalist for the Will Rogers Medallion Award for 2023 in the category of Western Traditional Fiction. Bozeman Paymaster was published by Five Star in June 2022.
These are the four other finalists for the award in this category:
The winners of this year’s awards will be made during the Annual Awards Banquet in the Fort Worth Stockyards on the evening of Saturday, October 21, 2023. I plan to go to Fort Worth to participate in the awards ceremonies.
My trilogy about building the first transcontinental railroad, The Iron Horse Chronicles, has been the recipient of the Will Rogers Medallion Award in prior years. Eagle Talons won the 2015 Bronze Award for Western Fiction for Younger Readers. Bear Claws won the 2016 Silver Award for Western Fiction for Younger Readers. Golden Spike won the 2018 Silver Award for Western Fiction for Younger Readers.
My frontier historical novels are available on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble, as well as independent booksellers. Many public and academic libraries have copies of my books.
I, along with nine other members of Anthem Authors, participated in a book selling during the Spring Arts & Crafts Fair at Sun City Anthem in Henderson, Nevada, on April 1, 2023. No, it was not April Fools’ Day. It was a successful day of sharing our writings with members of our wonderful Nevada community.
I, enjoyed being showcased between two outstanding Anthem Authors, Mary Ann Unger and James Logsdon (shown in the photos above). I give great credit to both of them for being primary critics of my writing over the past several years. As the saying goes, I couldn’t have done it without them.
On Saturday, December 3, 2022, I had a very successful book signing during the National Finals Rodeo at South Point Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. I thank the staff of South Point for their assistance that ensured the event was outstanding. My wife, Barbara, and long-time friend, Cathy Mufich, helped me at the signing table. My daughters, Beth from California and Stacy from Kentucky, worked the crowd in their hoop-skirted period costumes (which they made) to encourage book lovers to head over to the book signing location in the extremely busy casino.
Stacy Tiller and Beth Murphy
I sold out of the books I had available from my Iron Horse Chronicles trilogy and made a big dent in the inventory of my new historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster.
The talented folks at South Point Casino have produced another excellent poster advertising my book signing that will take place there on Saturday, December 3, 2022, from noon to 4 PM. Look for this poster when you enter the casino. The book signing table will be next to the Benny Binion statue in the main hallway leading to the arena.
If you are in Las Vegas on December 3, stop by and say hello. My daughter from California, Beth, and my daughter from Kentucky, Stacy, will be dressed in period costumes of 1866, the year the Fetterman Massacre took place in what is now Wyoming. They will hand out flyers inviting everyone to visit the book signing table. Long-time business associate, Cathy Mufich, and my wife, Barbara, will be assisting me.
Autographed books make great Christmas presents!
Three versions of Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre are now available. Select the version that best suits your reading style and enjoy my historical fiction interpretation of a fascinating story about America’s Manifest Destiny.
The original hardcover version published by Five Star Publishing is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent bookstores.
A paperback version is available on Amazon.
A Kindle version is also available on Amazon.
On Saturday, October 22, 2022, I participated with other members of Anthem Authors in the Sun City Anthem Arts & Crafts Fair at 2450 Hampton Road in Henderson, Nevada, from 9 AM to 1 PM.
This was my first book signing at which I offered Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre for autographed sale in addition to my trilogy The Iron Horse Chronicles.
My next book signing will be at South Point Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, December 3, 2022, from noon until 4 PM. This signing will take place during the time of the National Finals Rodeo. Daughter Stacy will come from Kentucky and daughter Beth will come from California to help me. Both daughters will be wearing frontier period attire of 1866, the year the Fetterman Massacre occurred. My wife, Barbara, and my long-time friend and business associate, Cathy Mufich, will also assist.
If you are in Las Vegas that day, be sure to stop by and say hello. You will find us next to the Benny Binion equestrian statue in the main hallway leading to the South Point Arena.
Tom Carpenter reviewed Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre in the August 2022 issue of Roundup Magazine.
For those of you who do not subscribe to Roundup Magazine, I copy the review here:
“This story of the Fetterman massacre is told from the first-person perspective of Zachary Wakefield, a paymaster’s clerk. The author, a former Army paymaster, uses his experience and historical research to provide a fresh perspective of an event that has been the subject of numerous books, fiction and nonfiction. In chronological order, the story proceeds with historical accuracy and plenty of action. The author provides a satisfying solution to the problem posed by his first-person narrator: How will Zachary survive the massacre? With plenty of interesting and esoteric detail of paymaster duties and a token love story, the story marches briskly in short chapters.”
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